1,899 first-hand accounts of flood events in Ohio, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
In the early morning hours of June 23, a cluster of thunderstorms developed over Lake Erie. These storms moved ashore off of Lake Erie around 4am with extensive tree damage to the immediate lake shore counties around the Cleveland metro area.
Read the full account →The region was under the influence of a warm, moist airmass due to a southeast CONUS ridge allowing for ample Gulf moisture return northward into the southern Great Lakes.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure over Ohio drifted northeast driving a weak cold front south into the area in the evening. A lake breeze set up a convergence zone inland which enhanced storm development. Storms were slow movers and had rainfall rates around 2 inches per hour.
Read the full account →Showers with isolated thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold front across northern Ohio. These storms produced moderate to heavy rain concentrated along the frontal boundary stalled over lakeshore counties.
Read the full account →On the evening of May 12th a warm front tracking north over Lake Erie, reversed itself and moved back inland over northern Ohio. An organized convective complex with embedded supercells developed over north-central Ohio.
Read the full account →A hot and humid airmass over the Ohio Valley was broken up on the 10th by a shortwave trough and a surface cold front that came moved through during the afternoon hours.
Read the full account →A slow moving upper low over Illinois combined with a conveyor belt of humid air over Ohio supported widespread showers and thunderstorms over southern and central Ohio on the afternoon and evening of the 18th. The weather conditions supported not severe weather but heavy rain.
Read the full account →Dew points across the region during the morning of the event were in the lower 70s with high moisture content throughout the air column. A prefrontal trough moved southward into the region during the morning hours of the 13th, triggering convection.
Read the full account →A warm front over central Ohio on the morning of Saturday March 28, 2020 was the focus for several rounds of elevated thunderstorms through the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →A warm front over central Ohio on the morning of Saturday March 28, 2020 was the focus for several rounds of elevated thunderstorms through the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →On the evening of May 12th a warm front tracking north over Lake Erie, reversed itself and moved back inland over northern Ohio. An organized convective complex with embedded supercells developed over north-central Ohio.
Read the full account →Low pressure over the upper lakes drifted east into Quebec dragging a cold front through Ohio during the afternoon of June 5th. Warm moist air ahead of the cold front support severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Dew points across the region during the morning of the event were in the lower 70s with high moisture content throughout the air column. A prefrontal trough moved southward into the region during the morning hours of the 13th, triggering convection.
Read the full account →A stationary front supported widespread showers and thunderstorms across northern and central Ohio. During the overnight of June 16th into the morning of the 17th heavy showers developed along this boundary.
Read the full account →On the evening of April 17th, a cold front pressing in from the west tapped into warm temperatures and high moisture levels festering over southeast Ohio to stir up strong to severe thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A surge of warm air with high moisture content moved into the region during the early morning hours of the 12th. Moderate to heavy rain showers developed over north central Ohio extending into northwest Pennsylvania with several locations receiving over an inch of rainfall.
Read the full account →A weak and slow Southward-moving cold front was located over the southern Great Lakes on the afternoon of the 13th. To the south of the boundary, a warm and moist airmass was present where clusters of showers and thunderstorms began to develop.
Read the full account →In the early morning hours of June 23, a cluster of thunderstorms developed over Lake Erie. These storms moved ashore off of Lake Erie around 4am with extensive tree damage to the immediate lake shore counties around the Cleveland metro area.
Read the full account →A warm, moist airmass remained in place through the latter half of the month which allowed for daily shower and thunderstorm chances. Training storms was the primary factor to the resultant flash flooding as cells developed upshear of the initial updrafts in West Virginia, Ohio,…
Read the full account →Periods of moderate to heavy rain occurred on February 17th into the 18th in response to a passing cold front. Southeast Ohio took the brunt of precipitation, resulting in 1 to 2 inches of rainfall accumulations.
Read the full account →A stationary front that had brought a series of flash floods to Ohio earlier in the week continued to linger across the area on the afternoon of the 20th. Flash flood watches were in effect for northern and central Ohio for the afternoon and early evening.
Read the full account →On the evening of April 17th, a cold front pressing in from the west tapped into warm temperatures and high moisture levels festering over southeast Ohio to stir up strong to severe thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A surface area of low pressure tracked from the high plains crossing northern Ohio on Sunday May 9th. Widespread light to moderate rain developed Sunday morning and was ongoing through much of the day.
Read the full account →Synoptic quasi-stationary boundary was located across the forecast area, initially across northern parts during the morning and then sagging south as an upper level wave moved into the region during the late afternoon and evening hours.
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